Breaking News
pilots
Chilling audio captures moment small plane loses both engines before crashing onto Florida highway, killing 2
Air traffic controllers gave the plane the all-clear to land upon hearing the emergency call from the pilot.
'It's a first': Suspected plane thief arrested after ditching small aircraft on California beach
The stolen fixed-wing plane was found with its nose in the sand.
Delta pilot sues after moving sidewalk at airport 'swallowed' his foot, caused fall
A Delta pilot has filed a lawsuit after his foot got caught in a moving sidewalk at the Denver airport, causing him to fall over and suffer injuries.
Pilot killed in crash after allegedly stealing plane from Texas flight school
A 23-year-old man is dead after stealing a plane from a Dallas-area flight school and crashing it in a rural area of Northeast Texas.
Southwest Airlines pilots avert strike with new five-year, $12B deal
Carriers are offering bumper contracts to attract and retain pilots as travel rebounds after the pandemic.
Small plane crash in Massachusetts kills flight school owner, instructor and student
Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in a remote, wooded area of Massachusetts – the popular owner of a flight school, an instructor and a student pilot...
'Miracle on the Hudson' passenger pushing to name grandkid after heroic Sully rescue
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger reunited Thursday with US Airways Flight 1549 passengers, 15 years after the dramatic Hudson River emergency landing.
News photographer, pilot killed in NJ crash ID'd by 'devastated' station
The deceased photographer is 45-year-old Christopher Dougherty, of Oreland, Pennsylvania, and the pilot is 67-year-old Monroe Smith, of Glenside, Pennsylvania.
Southwest pilots reach agreement in principal on new $12B labor deal: union
The union's board will meet on Wednesday to evaluate the deal and decide whether to send it to the pilots for a ratification vote.
Off-duty pilot steps in when captain suffers 'uncontrollable nosebleed'
An airline captain suffered an “uncontrollable nosebleed’ on a flight from Canada to the Dominican Republic -- but an off-duty pilot of equal rank jumped in.
Off-duty pilot charged for trying to disable jet's engines avoids attempted murder charge
Joseph Emerson was charged by a grand jury with one count of endangering an aircraft and 83 other counts of recklessly endangering another person, a district attorney said on Tuesday.
Pilots reveal the biggest lie they tell passengers on delayed flights
Ever get the sneaky suspicion that you're being lied to when your flight is delayed? Well, you are.
YouTuber learns his fate after intentionally crashing plane as publicity stunt
A former Olympian who intentionally crashed his plane and made a YouTube video of himself parachuting to gain internet fame has been sentenced to six months behind bars for the...
Sean Penn tearfully recalls relationship with late fighter pilot who led fabled 'Ghost of Kyiv' unit
Actor Sean Penn has tearfully detailed his touching relationship with the late Ukrainian pilot who led the fabled "Ghost of Kyiv" unit, while ripping US "cowardice" for not doing more...
American Airlines pilot's heartwarming farewell speech after 32 years of service brings passengers to tears
A video of this longtime pilot’s emotional speech on his final flight after 32 years of flying has brought people to tears.
Plane makes emergency landing after bird encounter left aircraft engulfed in flames: 'Moment of terror'
"We panicked, we thought we were going to die,” one passenger recalled.
American Airlines passenger with first-class seat downgraded so off-duty pilot could sit
The aggrieved passenger claims she was told that the seat was "broken" and that's why she had to be bumped.
Pilot who tried to down plane while on mushrooms thought he could ‘wake up’ from bad trip by crashing aircraft
“I thought it would stop both engines, the plane would start to head towards a crash, and I would wake up.”
American Airlines offers $250K bonuses to poach FedEx and UPS pilots
American Airlines is on a hiring spree -- and is offering $250K bonuses to poach FedEx and UPS pilots to jump from piloting cargo carriers to working as captains.